A review by drbobcornwall
Age of Anger: A History of the Present by Pankaj Mishra

5.0

I read the book on the recommendation of a friend who is both Muslim and a scholar who pays great attention to the current situation in our world. The book seeks to help us understand the ongoing crises, including terrorism of our day, by putting things in a larger context. It would seem that many of the foundations for the current anarchist, nationalist, and terrorist actions have roots in 19th century European developments, including philosophical ones, that have echoes today.

Worth the read! It may open eyes to why things are taking place, and how they're neither nor new. One thing the author notes is that it is the absence/rejection of religion that leads to instability, which authoritarian figures take advantage of.